TwitHire: Use Twitter to Find A Job

If you're looking for a new job and you're tired of stodgy job search sites that pester you with ads, you might consider using an unlikely job search tool: Twitter. TwitHire is a free job listing service for Twitter users. The service aims to connect businesses that are using Twitter to promote themselves with job hunters who may be using Twitter anyway to keep in touch with their friends. Hiring managers can post their open positions to TwitHire via Twitter, and applicants are directed to the company's site to send in their resumes.

TwitHire aims to give employers a method to promote their available opportunities and market their companies simply by posting to Twitter. Simply use TwitHire to generate a Tweet Key that you can use to post your opening both to Twitter and to TwitHire. Potential applicants can visit TwitHire to browse open positions, and click on them to go directly to the company's site and apply for the opening.

The service already sports several dozen openings in a number of fields, from project management to Oracle development to systems administration. A wide range of companies are represented at TwitHire as well, from major industry players like KPMG and AT&T to smaller but well-known names like Ning and TiVo. Most recent openings are posted on the front page, and while the service is still new, it's marketing itself heavily on Twitter to companies that already post their job openings there.

TwitHire may sound silly, but more and more companies are turning to blogging and micro-blogging services like Twitter to provide marketing. While Twitter isn't exactly synonymous with professionalism, its sheet popularity makes it a worthwhile venue. In the future, TwitHire developers are setting their sights on other micro-blogging services like Jaiku and Pownce.